Job Title: Sustainability Communication and Engagement Officer Location: Hybrid - London Employer: Change Agents UK Trading Ltd Client : London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Number of Positions: 1 Salary (per annum pro rata): £32,135 - £35,304 Start Date: Mid-January 2025 Contract: 12 month fixed-term contract Potential for extension or longer-term contract, subject to funding and performance. Please see the full Job Description at www.changeagents.org.uk/jobs for the full list of responsibilities, person specification and how to apply. The Opportunity: Change Agents UK are pleased to offer this excellent placement opportunity at the LSE. During this placement, you will work as a member of the Sustainability Team, part of the Estates Division. You will be responsible for planning, coordinating and promoting the School’s sustainability engagement programmes, events and communications to encourage and embed sustainability within LSE and its culture. Responsibilities include: Engagement Activities 1. Develop an annual staff and student sustainability engagement programme, which aligns with the University’s sustainability objectives and which includes a communications strategy and campaign/events calendar. 2. Organise and manage the annual recruitment of student and staff volunteers. 3. Deliver the annual staff sustainability engagement programme, recruiting, coordinating and motivating a network of staff and student volunteers to participate, collaborating closely with them to support them to identify and deliver their own self led sustainability projects. 4. Deliver staff induction training through Flying Start format. Communications Activities 1. Manage the Sustainable LSE social media (Instagram, Youtube, TikTok) presence and maintain the teams web and Moodle pages; ensure information is kept up to date, enabling the regular dissemination of information to students and staff. 2. Coordinate the production of the Annual Sustainability Report. 3. Compose and distribute the Green Flash fortnightly newsletters. 4. Produce promotional material required for SustainableLSE campaigns and events. Stakeholder engagement 1. Work with the LSESU Environmental Hub to ensure successful delivery of sustainability projects. 2. Work closely with relevant divisions to ensure successful delivery of campaigns etc. 3. Actively participate in committees or other groups which deal with student and staff engagement on sustainability initiatives. 4. Liaise with external organisations to gain support for School campaigns and events. 5. Act as an ambassador for sustainability at LSE amongst internal and external stakeholders. Campaign and events organisation 1. Plan, organise and deliver activities around key events and campaigns including the School’s annual Sustainability Awards. 2. Co-ordinating room hire, catering, security, audio visual equipment, invitations, guest lists, guest queries and guest speakers’ requirements as applicable. 3. Delivering online events, including setting-up and testing relevant weblinks and Zoom webinars, and briefing guests on procedures. 4. Ensure that events run smoothly, including acting as a host for Zoom webinar events. 5. Requesting and collating post event feedback. General administration 1. Process small invoices and payments related to the role activities as necessary. 2. Recording KPIs and data related to your post, as requested, and to report this to management/relevant committees as needed. 3. Supporting compliance with the School’s legal obligations, including under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Equalities Act 2010, and the Freedom of Information Act. Other 1. Develop and drive forward other environmentally related projects across the School and support other administrative work to contribute to overall Sustainability Team objectives as required. 2. Carry out research within and outside the Higher Education sector to identify areas of best practice and to propose and implement new initiatives and approaches. 3. Carry out any related additional duties as reasonably required. To deliver services effectively, a degree of flexibility may be required in the duties performed in order to meet the exigencies of service. Job roles may also naturally develop over time and ongoing substantial changes to a role will be discussed between line managers and their staff, with job descriptions updated as and when appropriate. Please see the full job description for person specification. How to apply If you wish to apply for this role, please submit an application via the Change Agents UK Website. Your application should include a CV and short Covering Letter explaining your motivation for applying and briefly addressing the essential criteria for the role (up to 500 words). We also ask you to complete an optional Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Monitoring form; this does not form any part of the selection process but is used to help us monitor the effectiveness of our policy. Application Deadline: 10am Thursday 12th December 2024 Telephone Interview: 12th – 16th December 2024 Interview Date: 6th January 2025 Anticipated Start Date: Mid-January 2025 You are welcome to get in touch with us with any questions before applying – please email us at applicationschangeagents.org.uk or call us on 01572 723419.